Sample Number of Samples Ergesterol  (mg.kg-1) Patulin (μg.kg-1)
    Min Max Mean SD* Min Max Mean SD*
HPP 13 nd 27.10 16.442 7.645 nd 15.05 7.908 4.277
HHPP 13 nd 18.35 6.708 5.096 nd 10.05 2.958 3.201
CPP 6 3.10 7.25 5.083 1.548 1.50 3.90 2.725 0.864
CHPP 6 nd 1.20 0.200 0.447 nd nd - -
nd : Non detectable Level ,
* SD : Standard Deviation
HPP : Homemade Pepper paste.
HHPP : Homemade Hot Pepper Paste.
CPP: Conventional Pepper Paste.
CHPP: Conventional Hot Pepper paste
Table 2: Ergosterol and patulin contents of pepper pastes